JP3902402B2 - Automatic cash transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine that handles money (banknotes and coins), and in particular, an automatic teller machine that can be used in a plurality of different countries. In Related. The present invention can be applied to general money including banknotes and coins, but in the following, in order to simplify the description, “banknote” will be described as an example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In automatic cash transaction equipment used in financial institutions, especially in Japan, cash withdrawal transactions that withdraw banknotes to customers and deposit transactions that deposit banknotes entered by users Support is common.
[0003]
For example, taking a banknote as an example, in a withdrawal transaction, the number of banknotes specified by a user is paid out from a banknote storage part built in a banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism mounted on the apparatus, and determined by a banknote determination part, Correctly discriminated banknotes are transported to the dispensing outlet and released to the customer. In deposit transactions, banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism are fed out one by one from the customer and transported by the banknote discriminating unit. The deposit amount is displayed according to the discrimination result, and the customer confirms the deposit amount and finalizes the deposit transaction.
[0004]
However, in an automatic teller machine used overseas and the like, an automatic teller machine having a deposit function is rarely used, and most have only a withdrawal function. In the case of an automatic teller machine having only a withdrawal function, the bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism does not necessarily have a function of discriminating bills, and the amount specified by the customer from a cassette in which the preset denomination is known. It is only necessary to feed out the necessary number of banknotes and transport them to the deposit / withdrawal port.
[0005]
An example of such an apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-75551. This consists of a deposit / withdrawal port for discharging banknotes to users, a plurality of banknote cassettes for storing banknotes by denomination, a reject cassette for storing reject banknotes, and a transport path connecting them. The bills fed from the cassette are transported to the deposit / withdrawal port as they are, and are dispensed.
[0006]
In such a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism, there is basically no function for discriminating a bill, and the denomination of the bill to be dispensed depends on the denomination of the bill to be set. A function to prevent incorrect insertion (for example, by providing a notch) is provided so that the cassette of a denomination can only enter a predetermined position, or the denomination information to be set is displayed. Some cassettes are held in the cassette itself, and after confirming the denomination set according to the denomination information, the cassette is determined to be fed out.
[0007]
In addition, when the banknotes to be handled are different depending on the region or country used, the banknotes to be set in the cassette may be changed according to the region or country, and when the banknotes to be handled are different, the automatic teller machine is for such aggregation processing of cash is different, there is a need to operate using the information holds the of or deal with the bill in advance anywhere in the country or region information.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above automatic cash transaction apparatus mainly for the withdrawal function used in overseas, etc., when the one having the deposit function for discriminating and counting the deposited banknote is to be realized, the withdrawal function only it will be operational determine whether to deal with the bill as well in advance anywhere in the country or region in the case of. This is because generally it is not usually considered to handle banknotes all over the world at the same time, and it is sufficient to be able to handle banknotes limited to a specific area (country or common currency zone).
[0009]
Moreover, in order to implement | achieve the deposit function which discriminate | determines and counts a banknote, a banknote discrimination function becomes essential for the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism mounted in an automatic teller machine. However, even in the function of discriminating banknotes, it is usually impossible to distinguish and discriminate all the banknotes around the world at the same time. However, for banknotes limited to a specific region (country or common currency zone) It is possible to do it and in general it is sufficient.
[0010]
In view of this, in an automatic teller machine having a function of discriminating bills, it is necessary to match the bill ranges handled by the automatic teller machine body (main body control unit) and the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism in advance. However, in the conventional automatic cash transaction apparatus used in the country, the banknotes handled are basically limited to banknotes in Japan, and both the apparatus side and the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism are made exclusively for domestic use. There is no concept of exchanging information on the range of bills handled (country, region, common currency area) as described above, and the program itself is created exclusively for domestic use. Information on the range of bills handling bills as described above Did not hold.
[0011]
If the banknote range handled by the automatic teller machine (main body control unit) and the banknote range that can be discriminated by the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism are not matched, all the banknotes handled will be rejected, In an automatic cash transaction apparatus having a function of discriminating banknotes on the premise of handling different banknotes in a plurality of regions, an automatic cash transaction apparatus It is necessary to match the banknote range handled by the main body (main body control unit) with the banknote that can be discriminated by the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism.
[0012]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and has a function of discriminating a banknote. In the cash automatic transaction apparatus, a cash range and a banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism (banknote discriminating section) to be handled by the cash automatic transaction apparatus (main body control section). Cash transaction device that can be operated by matching the banknote range that can be handled by the bank (and the type of banknotes in the banknote storage (cassette)) The The purpose is to provide.
[0013]
[Means to solve the problem]
In order to realize an automatic cash transaction apparatus that can handle banknotes in a plurality of regions by changing settings in overseas countries, information indicating the range of banknotes to be handled by the automatic cash transaction apparatus (main body control unit) Information indicating the banknote range that can be discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit is added to the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism, and the banking range information to be handled by the device at the start of operation and the discrimination that the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism has Check the range information before the device enters operation.
[0014]
If the result of the check is inconsistent, the bill can be discriminated by not changing to the operation, changing the cassette, changing the bill range handled by the device, or changing the bill discriminating part of the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism. To change. Thereby, it becomes possible to operate the automatic teller machine and the banknote handling range of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism mounted thereon without any problem as an apparatus. In addition, the “money handling mechanism” in the claims corresponds to the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism of the embodiment.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(Overview)
In an automated teller machine that recognizes and handles banknotes in different countries and regions, rejects unless the range of banknotes to be handled by the device matches the range of banknotes that can be handled by the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism (banknote discrimination unit). Because troubles such as frequent occurrences and abnormal counting occur, it is necessary to match the range of banknotes that the device (main body control unit) handles with the range of banknotes that can be handled by the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism (banknote discrimination unit) before entering operation. There is.
[0016]
Therefore, in this invention, while giving the information which shows the range of the banknote handled to the automatic teller machine main body (main body control part), the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism has the information which shows the range which can be discriminate | determined by a banknote discrimination | determination part, Can be shared between the automatic teller machine body (main body control unit) and the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism, check them at the time of operation to determine whether it can be operated, and enter into operation when it is operational. When it is not possible, change the settings etc. to make it operational and start operation.
[0017]
(Example)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of an automatic teller machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic teller machine 1 to which the present invention is applied.
As shown in the figure, the inside of the left part of the automatic teller machine 1 communicates with a card slot 14a provided on the upper front plate 11a, processes a user's card, and prints a transaction statement. And a card / detail slip processing mechanism 14 to be released and a customer operation unit 13 for displaying and inputting the contents of the transaction.
[0018]
In addition, a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 for processing bills is provided inside the right portion of the automatic teller machine 1, and a slot 12 for bill insertion and withdrawal is provided on the upper front plate 11a inclined at the top. Yes. Moreover, the banknote storage part of the lower part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 is enclosed by the safe housing | casing 15 comprised with the thick iron plate different from the apparatus housing | casing 11b surrounding the automatic teller machine 1 whole. The device casing 11b itself has a solid structure, but the safe casing 15 has a more rigid structure for crime prevention. This automatic teller machine 1 can perform processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer of users by using a card, banknote, statement slip, or the like as a medium.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of this apparatus.
As described above, the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 and the card / detail slip processing mechanism 14 stored in the automatic teller machine 1 are connected to the main body control unit 2 via the lines 20a and 20b, respectively, and the customer operation unit 13 Are connected to the main body control unit 2 via the bus 21a and perform necessary operations under the control of the main body control unit 2, respectively.
[0020]
The main body control unit 2 is connected to the interface unit 22, the clerk operation unit 23, and the external storage device 24 through the buses 21b, 21c, and 21d in addition to the above-described mechanism unit and components, and exchanges necessary data. Do. Note that reference numeral 25 shown in FIG. 2 denotes a power supply unit that supplies electric power to each of the mechanism units and components.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10 in the automatic teller machine 1 of FIG.
In the same figure, the control part 3 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 is connected to the main body control part 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 via the line 20a, and the command from the main body control part 2 or the state detection of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 is performed. The bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 is controlled according to the above.
[0022]
Moreover, the control part 3 sends the operation | movement condition of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 to the main body control part 2 as needed. In the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10, the drive motor and electromagnetic solenoid of each unit (the deposit / withdrawal port 30, the banknote discriminating part 31, the temporary storage 32, the banknote conveyance path 33, the deposit box 34, the deposit box 35, and the recycle box 36). And is connected to a sensor (not shown), and drives and controls the actuator while monitoring the state with the sensor according to various transactions.
[0023]
FIG. 4 is a side view showing the configuration of the mechanism part of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 10.
As shown in the figure, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 mainly includes a deposit / withdrawal port 30 through which a user inserts / withdraws paper sheets, a banknote discriminating unit 31 that discriminates banknotes, and a deposited banknote. Temporary storage 32 for temporarily storing until the transaction is established, removable banknote cassettes 34a to 34e, banknote transport path 33 (33a to 33c) for transporting banknotes to banknote cassettes through banknote discrimination unit 31, and It is comprised from the control part 3. FIG. In FIG. 4, the control unit 3 is omitted (see FIG. 3).
[0024]
For example, in the figure, the banknote cassette 34a is a deposit box (corresponding to 34 in FIG. 3) for storing banknotes for which transactions have been made at the time of depositing, and the bill cassettes 34b to 34d are three recycle boxes for depositing / withdrawing (FIG. 36), and the bill cassette 34e may be a withdrawal safe (corresponding to 35 in FIG. 3) for storing bills for withdrawal. The structure of these banknote cassettes can be changed. For example, the bottom safe 34e can be used as a recycle box.
[0025]
In FIG. 4, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 includes an upper transport mechanism 10a including a deposit / withdrawal port 30, a banknote discriminating unit 31, a temporary storage box 32, and a banknote transport path 33a, a deposit box 34a, and recycling boxes 34b to 34d. , A safe 34e, and a lower bill mechanism 10b including an openable / closable transport path 40 disposed on the front surface of each storage.
[0026]
Further, the lower banknote mechanism 10b is mounted in a safe casing 15 formed of a thick iron plate (in this example, a thickness of about 50 mm), and the transport path between the upper transport mechanism 10a and the lower banknote mechanism 10b is Are connected to each other by a connecting conveyance path 33b.
[0027]
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the lower banknote mechanism 10b is not surrounded by a safe housing. In this case, the upper transport mechanism 10a is placed directly on the lower bill mechanism 10b.
[0028]
Moreover, the banknote conveyance path 33 (33a-33c) passes the banknote discrimination | determination part 31 bidirectionally, and also has the deposit / withdrawal port 30, the temporary storage 32, the safe deposit 34a, the recycle boxes 34b-34d, and the safe 34e. It is a bi-directional transport path that connects the two to each other, and switches between the forward and reverse directions for each transaction operation. The banknote transport path 33a of the upper transport mechanism 10a, the banknote transport path 33c of the lower banknote mechanism 10b, and the connection transport path 33b are driven by a drive source (motor) (not shown), and the rotation direction of the motor is switched for each transaction operation. Switch the bill conveyance direction.
[0029]
Furthermore, there are switching gates 41 to 43 and five switching gates 44 at the branching point of the banknote transport path 33 (33a to 33c), and the banknotes are respectively shown as symbols a and b for each transaction operation. Switch the transport direction.
The automatic teller machine 1 uses the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 having the above-described configuration to perform a withdrawal transaction in which the number specified by the user is withdrawn and a deposit transaction in which the banknotes inserted by the user are counted and stored. It is possible to do.
[0030]
Next, each operation of the deposit transaction and the withdrawal transaction will be described.
(1) First, the operation during the deposit transaction will be described.
During the depositing operation, the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 30 are separated one by one and conveyed to the bill discriminating unit 31, where the bill type and authenticity are judged.
[0031]
The banknote discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit 31 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage 32 by switching the switching gate 42 to the 42a side. On the other hand, banknotes that could not be discriminated by the judgment of the banknote discriminating unit 31, banknotes that are tilted, and banknotes with an abnormal interval between banknotes (for example, overlapping banknotes) are to be rejected (hereinafter referred to as banknotes). It is determined that it is called a reject banknote. By switching the switching gate 42 to 42b, the reject banknote is not taken into the temporary storage 32 but returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 30 and stored. The reject banknote returned to and stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 30 is returned to the user.
[0032]
When the transaction is confirmed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage box 32 are sent out in the reverse order to the storage order, and sent in the reverse direction from the temporary storage, and pass through the banknote discriminating unit 31 in the reverse direction. And the banknote which passed this banknote discrimination | determination part 31 is switched by the switching gate 41 in the direction of illustration 41b, and is conveyed by the banknote conveyance path 33c through the connection conveyance path 33b. In the banknote conveyance path 33c, the switching gate 44 of any of the safe 34a and the recycle boxes 34b to 34d is switched in the direction 44b in the figure, whereby it is stored in the designated storage box. This completes the depositing operation.
[0033]
(2) Next, the operation during the withdrawal transaction will be described.
In the withdrawal process, first, a predetermined number of banknotes are paid out from the safes for each denomination of the withdrawal vault 34e and the recycle boxes 34b to 34d (the corresponding switching gate 44 is on the 44b side). Be transported. In the bill discriminating unit 31, the denomination is discriminated. And after a money type is discriminate | determined, the switching gate 42 is switched to 42b direction so that a banknote may be accommodated in the deposit or withdrawal side. As a result, the bill that has passed through the bill discriminating unit 31 is stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 30, and then the shutter on the upper surface of the slot 12 is opened so that the user can pick up the bill. The withdrawal process ends when the user receives the banknote in the storage unit.
[0034]
Next, the handling method of the information regarding the banknote to handle in an automatic teller machine is demonstrated using FIGS. The automatic teller machine described here can change the banknotes to be handled, and the handling range can be set depending on the region where the banknotes are operated. For this reason, the automatic teller machine sets operation information indicating in what state the operation is performed before the operation is started.
[0035]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for setting information related to operations (operation information) to the automatic teller machine.
First, before starting the operation of the automatic teller machine 1, an attendant or the like inputs information related to the operation of the automatic teller machine 1 using the attendant operation unit 23. The input information relating to operation is transmitted to the main body control 2 via the bus 21c, and is held as operation information 5a in the storage device in the main body control unit 2, and also to the external storage device 24 shown in FIG. 21d is transmitted and held as non-volatile information.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 5, the operation information 5a in this embodiment includes country-specific information 5b (for example, Japan, the United States, China, etc.) indicating where the automatic teller machine 1 should handle banknotes. It consists of cassette configuration information 5c on how to configure the bill cassette.
[0037]
Here, a specific example of the cassette configuration information 5c will be described.
As described above, the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 shown in FIG. 4 is composed of a plurality of banknote cassettes, and each can select and set a deposit box, a deposit box, and a recycle box. Therefore, the type of cassette to be used for each of the first to fifth cassettes is set as the cassette type 5d. The example of FIG. 5 is an example in which the first cassette is set as a safe, the second cassette to the fourth cassette are set as a recycle box, and the fifth cassette is set as a safe.
[0038]
Further, in each cassette, when it is set that what type of banknote, for example, US dollar banknote is handled by the country-specific information 5b, denomination information 5e indicating how many dollar banknotes are stored in the cassette is set. If the denomination information for each country-specific information is set in advance as a correspondence table and the necessary information is selected from the denomination information set for each country-specific information, the operability is improved.
[0039]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a correspondence table between the country-specific information 5b and the denomination information 5e. In the example of FIG. 10, both the country-specific information 5b and the denomination information 5e are coded, and the codes of the country-specific information 5b are “01” for Japan, “02” for the United States, and “03” for China. Is shown.
[0040]
In addition, a denomination information code is set for each country-specific information. In the example of FIG. 10, when the country-specific information is Japan (code “01”), 10,000 yen is “01”, thousand yen is “02”, 5,000 yen is “03”, and 2,000 yen is “04”. Yes, if the country-specific information is the United States (code “02”), $ 1 is “01”, $ 5 is “02”, $ 10 is “03”, $ 100 is “04”, and $ 200 is “05”. In the case where the country-specific information is China (code “03”), 1 yuan is “01”, 10 yuan is “02”, and 50 yuan is “03”.
[0041]
In the example of FIG. 5, using the correspondence table of FIG. 10, the country-specific information is Japan (code “01”), the first cassette is in the safe, the denomination code stored therein is “FF”, and the second cassette Recycle warehouse, denomination code stored in it is "01 (10,000 yen)", the third cassette is recycle warehouse, denomination code stored in it is "02 (thousand yen)", and the fourth cassette is recycled This shows the case where the denomination code stored in the cabinet is “03 (5,000 yen)”, the fifth cassette is the safe, and the denomination code stored there is “04 (2,000 yen)”. .
[0042]
In the above example, “FF” is set as denomination information in the first cassette, but this “FF” means that all denominations are accepted, and banknotes that are not stored in the recycle box This means that all of them are stored in a safe that is one cassette.
[0043]
Further, when the above correspondence table is not used, a method of expressing the country and denomination by other means such as a country code or a text code defined by ISO may be used.
Moreover, although the system which inputs operation information from the attendant operation part 23 was shown in the said description, it cannot be overemphasized that it is also possible to memorize | store in the control program of the automatic teller machine 1 previously.
[0044]
Each of the cassettes 34a to 34e set in the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 has a storage device (memory IC or the like) not shown, and can hold information related to the cassette. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of cassette information 6 a held in the storage device of the cassette 6 mounted on the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10. In this example, as the cassette information 6a, a cassette type 6b indicating which type of cassette (incoming safe box, recycle box or outgoing safe box), country-specific information 6c, and denomination information 6d are held. As a means for setting the cassette information 6a in the cassette 6, a special writing jig device may be used, or it is attached to the bill depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 and a command for writing is issued from the main body control unit 2. You may make it set.
[0045]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flow of information among the main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1, the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10, and the storage devices of the bill cassettes 34a to 34e. The operation information 5a stored in the main body control unit 2 as shown in FIG. 5 is sent to the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 and stored as operation information 7d. Moreover, the cassette information memorize | stored in the memory | storage device of cassette 34a-34e with which the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 was mounted | worn is sucked up by the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10, and is memorize | stored as cassette information 7b.
[0046]
Further, information indicating a range that can be discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 31 stored in the storage unit of the bill discriminating unit 31 (this information is stored in advance at the time of design, but is read from the external storage device 24). May be sucked up and stored as discriminable range information 7c. The bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 holds the discrimination range information 7c sucked from the bill discriminating unit 31 and the cassette information 7b sucked from the cassette as internal information 7a, and sends the internal information 7a to the main body control unit 2. Also stored as 5f on the main body side.
[0047]
Thereby, the main body control part 1 and the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 can share the operation information 5a, the cassette information 7b, and the discrimination range information 7c. The main body control unit 2 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 each check these pieces of information before starting operation, and check whether they are in a state of being put into operation.
[0048]
For example, the main body control unit 2 checks the country-specific information 5b indicating which country's banknote is handled and the discriminable range information 7c sucked from the banknote discrimination unit 31, and the banknote discrimination unit 31 determines the banknote of the country to be handled. Check if it can be determined. Further, the cassette configuration information 5c to be operated and the cassette information 7b sucked up from the cassette mounted on the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 are checked.
[0049]
For example, it is checked whether the denomination to be operated and the denomination of the cassette set are correct, and whether the safe deposit box, the safe deposit box, and the recycle box are correctly installed. Thereby, it becomes possible to operate without fail even in an automatic teller machine having a configuration capable of handling a plurality of denominations and mounting a plurality of cassettes.
[0050]
Next, an example of a specific operation of the information exchange and check method described with reference to FIG. 7 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that the information to be set on the automatic teller machine 1 side has already been set in the staff process or in the program.
[0051]
When the automatic teller machine 1 is turned on, the main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 issues an initial setting command to the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10 (step S801). Here, the operation information 5a set in the main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 in advance is transmitted to the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10. The bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 stores the information sent in the initial setting in 7d (step S802). Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 can discriminate the banknote with what kind of country information, and know what kind of cassette configuration information should be operated.
[0052]
Next, the country-specific information set from the main body control unit 2 is compared with the discriminable range of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 10 to check whether or not it can be operated (step S803). N), the abnormal code is reported (step S805), it is not put into operation (step S806: N), and the initial setting contents are corrected (step S807).
[0053]
If it is operable (step S803: Y), the normal end is reported (step S804), put into operation (step S806: Y), and the main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 then enters and exits the bill. A confirmation command for confirming the cassette state and determination state of the money mechanism 10 is issued (step S808), and the state of the bill depositing / dispensing mechanism 10 is sucked up.
[0054]
In this case, the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 sucks cassette information from each cassette, sets the cassette information 7b in the internal information 7a (step S809), and reports it to the main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 (step S810). ).
[0055]
The main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 checks this information, and confirms whether the setting that the user intends to operate matches the configuration of the cassette (step S811).
[0056]
If the setting that the user is trying to operate matches the configuration of the cassette, the operation starts as it is (step S811: Y), and if the setting that the user wants to operate does not match the configuration of the cassette (step 811). : N), that effect is displayed on the clerk operation unit 23 shown in FIG. 2 (step S813), and the correction is urged to change the cassette configuration to the correct configuration.
[0057]
If there is an error in setting the cassette, the clerk replaces the cassette and corrects it to the correct configuration. The main body control unit 2 constantly monitors the insertion / removal of the cassette (step S816). When the insertion / removal of the cassette is detected, a confirmation command is issued (step S808), and the state of the cassette is sucked up again to configure the cassette configuration. To check.
[0058]
If it is desired to change the configuration of the cassette (step S814: Y), the changed configuration information is input from the clerk operation unit 23 to correct the cassette configuration information 5c (step S815), and the initial setting command is issued again to change. The made cassette configuration information is transmitted to the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 (step S801).
With the above operation, the state in which the main body control unit 2 intends to operate can be matched with the state of the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10. Normally, the device can be operated only in this state.
[0059]
Next, a process when a banknote cassette is reset is demonstrated.
FIG. 9 is a processing flowchart when the bill cassette is reset.
In the figure, when insertion / removal of a cassette is detected (step S901: Y), the main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 issues a confirmation command to the banknote deposit and withdrawal mechanism 10 (step S902).
[0060]
The banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 receives the confirmation command, sucks up the cassette information, stores the information as configuration storage information in the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 (step S903), and the main body control unit 2 of the cash automatic transaction apparatus 1 The configuration information is reported (step S904). The main body control unit 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 checks whether the configuration of the cassette that the device itself intends to operate matches the actual configuration of the cassette (step S905).
[0061]
As a result of the check, if the configuration of the cassette to be operated by the own apparatus matches the actual configuration of the cassette, the operation is started as it is (step S906). On the other hand, if the configuration of the cassette that the device is going to operate does not match the actual configuration of the cassette, it is determined whether to change the configuration (step S907). Changes the configuration used for the cassette configuration installed (step S908), issues an initial setting command (step S909), changes the configuration information stored in the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 and starts operation as it is. (Step S910).
[0062]
When the cassette configuration is not changed (step S907: N), the clerk operation unit displays that the cassette configuration does not match (step S911), prompts the cassette to be reset, and returns to step S901 to reset the cassette. Wait for it. When the cassette has been reset (step S901: Y), the above operation is repeated. Thereby, it is possible to cope with a change in the configuration of the cassette during operation.
[0063]
By the above operation, the automatic teller machine body (main body control unit) and the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism check the banknote information that the automated teller machine should handle as the device and the bill range information that the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism can distinguish. In addition, it is possible to confirm whether the banknote cassette mounted on the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism is suitable for operation, and to operate the apparatus.
[0064]
A plurality of automatic teller machines having the above-described configuration are connected to a center device (a financial institution such as a bank) via a network, and the operation information 5a, internal information 7a, and each cassette of each automatic teller machine are connected. It is also possible to construct a cash automatic transaction apparatus centralized management system that collects and centrally manages the number of set banknotes.
[0065]
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an implementation example of the automatic cash transaction apparatus centralized management system. In FIG. 1A, reference numerals 100 to 200 denote automatic cash transaction apparatuses installed in various places, 300 denotes a center apparatus installed in a bank or the like, and 400 denotes a network. The center device 300 collects information on the range of banknotes to be handled by the automatic teller machine installed in each place and information on money stored in each money storage (denomination, amount, etc.). Centrally managed in the management table 300a. In addition to the above, the management table 300a may also manage information indicating the range of money that can be handled by the money handling mechanism in the automatic teller machine. FIG. 5B shows an example of information that is centrally managed by the management table 300a of the center apparatus 300.
[0066]
According to this cash automatic transaction device centralized management system, it is possible to intensively grasp the situation of cash automatic transaction devices deployed in each country, region and place in one place, and what kind of automated cash transaction devices are deployed You can know how many banknotes of denominations are stored, and the operation status of each type of money (how many types of banknotes are used, etc.), and future deployment planning and operation of automated teller machines Management such as planning and banknote replenishment can be performed easily and appropriately.
[0067]
As described above, the processing of banknotes has been described in the above embodiment. However, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 10 described above has a configuration for coins, such as a coin deposit / withdrawal port, a coin discriminating unit, a coin cassette, and a coin transport path. For example, a currency handling mechanism capable of handling banknotes and coins can be realized.
[0068]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in an automatic cash transaction apparatus having a banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism and discriminating and handling banknotes in a plurality of countries and regions, the banknote and the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism that the apparatus main body (main body control unit) is to handle. Banknotes that can be handled by the machine can be confirmed and operated, and it is possible to confirm and operate whether the configuration of the cassette mounted on the apparatus matches the state to be operated as the apparatus. This operation can also be realized in an automatic teller machine that includes a plurality of cassettes and can handle a plurality of denominations.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic teller machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing a control relationship of the automatic teller machine.
FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing a control relationship of a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a configuration of a mechanism part of a bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a method for setting information related to operation (operation information) to an automatic teller machine.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of cassette information held in a storage device of a cassette mounted on a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow of information among a main body control unit, a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism, and a bill cassette storage device of the automatic teller machine.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a specific operation of the information exchange and check method shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a processing flowchart when the bill cassette is reset.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a correspondence table between country-specific information and denomination information.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an implementation example of a centralized management system for an automatic teller machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: automatic teller machine main body, 11a: upper front panel, 11b: device casing, 2: main body control unit, 3: control unit, 5a: operation information, 5b: country-specific information, 5c: cassette configuration information, 5d: Cassette type, 5e: money type, 6: cassette, 6a: cassette information, 6b: cassette type, 6c: country-specific information, 6d: money type, 7a: internal information, 7b: cassette information, 7c: discriminable range information, 7d: Operation information, 10: Bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism, 10a: Upper transport mechanism, 10b: Lower bill mechanism, 12: Bill slot, 23: Staff operation unit, 21c: Bus, 30: Entrance / exit, 31: Bill discriminating unit, 32: Temporary storage, 33a to 33c: Banknote transport path, 34a: Safe deposit box, 34b to d: Recycle box, 34e: Safe deposit box, 41 to 44: Switching gate, 100 to 200: Automatic teller machine body, 300: Sen Chromatography apparatus, 300a: management table, 400: network.

Claims (4)

In an automatic teller machine equipped with a deposit / withdrawal mechanism for depositing / withdrawing money,
A main body control unit for controlling the automatic teller machine,
The deposit / withdrawal mechanism temporarily deposits / withdraws / deposits money, a determination unit for determining money deposited from the deposit / withdrawal port, and temporarily stores the money determined by the determination unit. A temporary storage unit, a plurality of cassettes that store money according to the determination result and attach / detach to / from the deposit / withdrawal mechanism, and a control unit that controls the deposit / withdrawal mechanism,
The control unit of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism acquires the cassette information from the cassette set in the deposit / withdrawal mechanism and the distinguishable range information from the bill discriminating unit, and the acquired cassette information and the distinguishable range information. send the door to the main body control unit,
The said main body control part acquires the said cassette information transmitted from the said control part, and transmits the operation information of the said automatic teller machine stored to the said deposit / withdrawal mechanism, The cash automatic transaction apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the automatic teller machine according to claim 1 ,
The main body control unit or the control unit of the deposit / withdrawal machine monitors the attachment / detachment of the cassette set in the deposit / withdrawal mechanism constantly or at regular intervals,
When re-setting of the cassette is detected by the monitoring,
The main body control unit obtains the cassette information transmitted from the control unit again, and determines whether or not it is suitable for the stored operational information of the automatic cash transaction apparatus. apparatus. In the automatic teller machine according to claim 1 ,
The main body control unit acquires denomination information from the cassette information transmitted from the control unit, determines whether or not the acquired denomination information is suitable for the stored operation information,
When it is determined that the main body control unit is suitable for the operation information, the automatic cash transaction apparatus is operated based on the operation information,
When the main body control unit determines that it is not suitable for the operation information, it reports that it is not suitable. In the automatic teller machine according to claim 1 ,
The automatic cash transaction apparatus, wherein the control unit of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism acquires the operation information stored in the main body control unit and determines whether or not the cassette information is suitable.

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